The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-04

lions In the burning building when they had the
fire under control, and thus permitting the fire
TO extend to the adjoining building.
HERMAN MYERS,
Chairman Joint Committee.
Report adopted
The COMMITTEES on Fire. to whom was referred
the petition of Charles Ellis for permission to
add an addition to building at No, l0l South
Broad street, beg leave to report fovoraby to
the same. JOHN SCHwARz,
Chairman Committee on Fire.
Report adopted.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS
Petition of T. McAuliffe, asking city authori-
ties TO place at public sale Lot n Wesley ward
Referred TO Committee on City Lots.
Petition of Edward Lowell for permission 10
repair stores ON Lots Nos and 4 Heathcote
ward, Referred TO Committee on Fire.
Petition of C. II. Dorsett, for T. II, Massey,
relative 10 lease of land owned by city on Hutch
inson Island, referred to Committee on Drain
age.
Petition of William Mcintyre for estate of
Owen Foley, for permission to repair store on
lot No. 4, Percival ward, referred to Committee
on Fire
Petition of Mrs Mary NJ Mingledorff heir-at-
law of John B, Berry, for permission to transfer
lot No. 040, Laurel Grove Cemetery, to VII
liam r. Boone, referred to Committee on Health
and Cemetery.
Petition of Samuel Reynolds, agent for Miss
Minis for permission to erect stoops to houses
to be erected on lot IL and Ii, Middle Oglethorpe
ward. Granted on condition that the stoops
shall not occupy more than four (4) feet from
the line of the lot.
Petition of Joseph A. Logan relative to taxes
on building on lot No. Is, South Oglethorpe
ward Referred to Committee ON Assessments.
Petition of w. f, Guerard for permission to
| make repairs to house on lot No 4S, Lloyd ward.
| Referred to Committee on Fire.
Petition of Elton A. Smith aud Jacob Paulsen
| for permission TO repair wharf, etc, between
| Bull and Drayton streets. Referred to Commit
| tee on Harbor and Wharves and Sanitary Com
missioners, with power to act and to report
action to Council.
Petition of Jacob Lutz. relative to license on
| business. Relieved, provided he takes stall in
the Market, for which he shall pay not less than
one hundred dollars for the balance of the year.
| Petition of Pat Houlihan for permission to re
| model house on corner Congress and Houston
| streets. Referred TO Committee on Fire.
Petition of Adam Kessel, asking the refund
| ing of amount of money paid by him for dam
| ages sustained TO horse and wagon caused by
| the giving away of sewer. Referred to Com
mittee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of p. S. Morris for Standard Oil Com
pany, relative to valuation on improvements on
| lot 2s, Atlantic ward. Referred to Committee
| on Assessments.
| Petition of Elton A. Smith for permission to
| drive row of ping in front of lots Nos. y 10,
| II and IL, Hutchinson Island. Referred to Com
mittee on Harbor and Wharves with power to
| act, the committee to report action to Council
| Petition of E. A. M. Schroeder asking city au
| thorties to refund amount paid pool table,
| said table having not been used during year
| 1887. Referred to Committee on Finance.
Petition of J. II. Helmken for permission to
| repair house on lot -, Brown ward. Referred
| TO Committee on Fire
| Petition of Eugenia NJ. Nathans, relative to
unsafe condition of building known as st. An
| drew's Hall. Referred TO Committees on Streets
| and Lanes and Fire.
| Petition of Henry F. Bennett, for permission
| to repair house on lot No, So, Walton ward. Re
| ferred to Committee ON Fire.
| Application of w. j. Harry agent, for per
| mission to make sewer connection with Dray-
| ton street sewer from premises on Liberty street,
| near Drayton street Referred TO Committee
on Streets and Lanes and Sanitary Board with
power 10 act.
Application of Dennis O'Connor, for permits
| sion to make pipe connection with Habersham
| street sewer from premises corner st. Julian
| and Lincoln streets Referred to Committee
| on Streets and Lanes and Sanitary Board with
| power to act.
Application of D. j. Lyons, for permission to
| make sewer connection with Bay lane sewer
\ from premises Bryan street, near Drayton
street. Referred TO Committee on Streets and
| Lanes and Sanitary Board with power to act,
ORDINANCES.
| Ordinance on its second reading:
| An ordinance to promote the public health of
| the city of Savannah by forhiding any excava-
ton of any kind.in the premises Of any person in
the city of Savannah from first day of May TO the
| first day of November in ench year without the
| consent of the Board of Sanitary Commission
I ers. The ordinance was placed on its passage
and lost
Ayes Aldermen Bogart, Schwarz, Duncan
| and Haines.-4
| Nays-Aldermen Thomas, Nell, Mills, Reid,
| McDonough and Myers.-6.
| Ordinance on its first reading.
| By Committee on Streets and Lanes
| AN ORDINANCE, To authorize the Mayor and Al
dernen, In Council assembled, TO grant per
| mits for the excavation and erection Of areas
/ in the lanes of the city, and to prescribe GER
| tain conditions for the same.
| SECTION |. Be IL ordained by the Mayor and
| Aldermen of the city Of Savannah IN Council
| assembled, That il shall and may be lawful for
Council, at any time and from time to time to
| grant, by resolution or otherwise, permits to
| owners of lots and improvements within the city
| to eXcavate, construct and use areas extending
| into the lanes of the city.
| SEC. 2. That all such permits, unless otherwise
therein provided, shall be granted subject to the
conditions herein named and the acceptance of
| such permit, or the excavation, erection and use
| of such area by any property owner shall be
! taken and construed as an acceptance of the
| said conditions and binding upon the said prop
erty owner and his assigns, future owners of the
| said property.
| SEC g. All such areas, including all walls and
/ material of any sort in the construction of the
| same shall not extend into the lane for q dis
lance greater than four az feet from the line of
| said lot They shall be set at such grade as the
proper officers OF the city may designate, and
kept and maintained at such grade as may from
| time 10 time be determined on for the said lane
/ without any expense to the city. They shall be
used only for the purposes of light and veptila-
| ton, and for no other purpose what
soever. and shall be covered with
a substantial wrought iron grating of such
| form as shall be an ample protection to persons
| and property passing through said lane, which
grating shall be stationery and immovable,
! and not set upon hinges or other devices ar
| ranged for entrance and exit into the buildings
| through said area.
| SEC. 4. That the owners for the time being
Of any property, adjacent TO which areas may
be erected under the provisions of this ordi-
nance shall indemnify and hold harmless the
| Mayor and Aldermen of the city Of Savannah,
| Of and from any and all loss or damage that
may accrue against 1t by reason Of the excava-
| ton, erection, use or occupation of the area
| herein provided for, or the obstruction Of the
| lanes Of the city.
SEC. 5. That all ordinances Or parts of ordi-
nances conflicting with this ordinance be and
the same are hereby repealed in so far as they
| so conflict.
| ELECTIONS.
| Samuel p. Adams was elected corporation at
| torney TO Oil vacancy occasioned by the resig-
nation of Henry G. Cunningham.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
| Bids for paving certain walks I'm Chatham,
| Madison and Lafayette squares were read and
referred to Committee on Streets and Lanes
with power to act.
Council adjourned
| EpANK REpApER